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Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Responsible for network design and implementation, testing, and installation of Wide Area Networks
• Responsible for the design and execution of all WAN projects for the company’s clients with multi-site topology.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of integration with third-party vendors for in-house and client projects
• Oversee in-house and customer network documentation such as solution design documents and network diagrams
• Responsible for providing recommendations for new products and technology for supporting all layers of the IT infrastructure architecture.
• Responsible for designing and leading migration projects during mergers and client acquisitions

Chantilly, Virginia, US

• Responsible for operations and maintenance of complex network infrastructure including hundred routers and switches;
• Operations and maintenance of our 15,000 Sq. Ft data center and disaster recovery site, to include multipath Internet and DS3 WAN failover
• Performed design, and migration of many wide area networks for Financial Institutions and other clients. Converted existing static solutions to fully dynamic, robust full mesh Encrypted DMVPN networks utilizing two or.
• Worked directly with providers of payment processing services like FIS (FinTech), JHA (Jack Henry & Associates Inc), and Fiserv to deliver fully functional custom integration solutions.
• Performed project designs and managed implementation team for the second data center facility with Disaster Recovery for services at the first data center utilizing shared SAN, Hosted Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS).
• Implemented 802.1Q Tunneling configuration for client’s vlans across two data centers

• VMware Python and PowerCLI scripting to automate lab VM deployment, consolidation providing backend to the web front-end
• Content validation and testing of various CCIE labs using Unix-based virtual routers and switches;
• Converted series of CCIE labs from Cisco IOS 12 to version 15;

Fairfax, VA, US

• Managed day-to-day operations and maintenance of network infrastructure including desktops, servers, routers, switches, and firewalls;
• Significantly reduced server and workstation set-up time by developing disk-cloning procedure using Symantec Ghost software and set of logon scripts and group policies;
• Supported in-house Cisco VoIP system including Cisco Catalyst 6500 series, Cisco 2800 routers, and Cisco 7940 IP Phones;
• Responsible for system monitoring through several reporting applications, including NetCrunch, and Eventlog Analyzer;
• Installation, administration, and support of Blackberry Enterprise Server;
• Completed migration of Exchange 2003 to 2007;

• Maintained and support the company's Linux servers
• Automated several core systems tasks utilizing Bash scripting
• Installed and supported many systems LAN-to-LAN with dialup connectivity on Windows 3.x, 95-98, NT.
• Maintained and supported BSD/OS and Windows NT servers responsible for supporting thousands of dial-up connections.
• Supervised a group of network support technicians that provided 24x7 customer support for dial-up users.
• Designed, supported, and deployed network infrastructure in a multivendor environment using various modems, routers, hubs, switches, and servers.

Manage, support, and expand all aspects of the IT infrastructure of the university:- Network and server administration - Workstation management- Database maintenance- Backups- Internet, WAN, and LAN support- Video conferencing - Website maintenance and domain- User support

Washington, DC, US

• Network maintenance and support
• User support and technical hardware and software assistance
• Administration of user accounts, network servers using Windows NT and 3.11 OS, services, and network printers
• User training and orientation

• Played a key role in the development of the National Road and Traffic database and reporting application platform using Foxpro. Integrated new and existing Dbase database systems and performed the conversion.
• Installation and administration of DOS, MS Windows (NT 3.5 and 4.0, 3.1, 3.11, 95), and Unix Server Operating Systems (FreeBSD)
• Administration of user accounts and user mailboxes
• Troubleshooting the problems with the server hardware and operating systems
• Administration of various network services, WINS services
• Administration and maintenance of printers

Education record

Master Of Science Degree, Software Engineering Of Automated Systems